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Category: Study

  • First Impressions of a Second Year

    8 December 2015 by Nick
    3 minute read

    Well week 8 has come to a close, last year this term seemed like an age, now university life just seems to be going faster and faster. I blinked and…

  • Creating a Better World!

    8 December 2015 by Joshua
    2 minute read

    One of the best things about the University of York is the opportunity to hear from some of the most intelligent people in the world. For example, Professor Amartya Sen…

  • Computer Science At York

    8 December 2015 by Ranjit
    3 minute read

    Going into a computer science degree, you always get the stereotypical view from others that you’re going into your first year expecting to stay in your room playing games like…

  • English Lit November 2015

    8 December 2015 by Lewis
    3 minute read

    Hello people-who-are-considering-studying-English-Literature-at-York!  It may seem far off now but before you know it A-levels will have been and gone, and you’ll suddenly have to start working out how many pairs…

  • Politics Work Experience

    7 December 2015 by Laura
    2 minute read

    First term in third year for me has been about applying for graduate schemes. To keep with that theme, I thought I’d give you a quick whirlwind tour of what…

  • The beginning of the end (but much less dramatic)

    The beginning of the end (but much less dramatic)

    7 December 2015 by Grace
    3 minute read

    This term is the first term of my final year, and so marks the beginning of the end. The end of my time at university is now in the not-so-distant…

  • Social Policy and Social Work: Here to help!

    7 December 2015 by Sophie
    4 minute read

    Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog for the Department of Social Policy and Social Work (SPSW). Over the next few months I’m going to keep you updated with the goings-on…

  • Music Maestro

    Music Maestro

    4 December 2015 by Hope
    2 minute read

    I am second year student on the BSc Film and Television Production course at the University of York. I’m a member of Langwith College and in my first year at…

  • Placement or No Placement?

    Placement or No Placement?

    4 December 2015 by Becci
    4 minute read

    Hi, my name is Becci and I am in my final year at the university, studying Accounting, Business Finance and Management (ABFM for short, as it is a bit of…

  • 4/9 of a Biology Degree

    3 December 2015 by Cecilia
    5 minute read

    Hello, readers! I hope you’re all having a good week. It’s an exciting time, when you’re looking forward to the next year and finishing school as well. You might be considering York, but…

  • Welcome to Social Policy and Applied Social Science at York!

    Welcome to Social Policy and Applied Social Science at York!

    2 December 2015 by Katherine
    2 minute read

    Hi there, Thought for my first post I’d just give an introduction to what studying at York is like and why I chose it. I fell in love with York…

  • 5 Student Recipes That Beat A Pot Noodle

    5 Student Recipes That Beat A Pot Noodle

    2 December 2015
    4 minute read

    If anything, University has made me impossibly unashamed to photograph my food in public, with the sole purpose of uploading it to Instagram and Tumblr and Facebook with the most relevant…